5 from 12 votes
Hot Fudge Sauce
Hot Fudge Sauce is a rich, smooth dessert topping made by simmering cream, butter, sugar, and salt, then melting chocolate into the mixture and thickening it with Dutch-process cocoa. Finished with vanilla extract, it provides a glossy, thick sauce ideal for warming over ice cream or desserts.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings:
12
Calories:
152 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons butter unsalted
- ⅔ cup sugar
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup bittersweet chocolate chips or semisweet chocolate chips, or 1½ ounces from a bar, chopped
- ½ cup Dutch-process cocoa sifted
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, combine the cream, butter, sugar, and salt. Bring to a simmer over medium-low heat, and let simmer for about 1 minute. Remove the pan from the heat and add the chocolate chips (or chopped chocolate); whisk until they are completely melted. Add the sifted cocoa and whisk until no lumps remain.
- Return the pan to low heat and simmer the sauce, whisking constantly, until it becomes glossy and thick enough to coat a spoon, about 1 minute. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste. Serve the sauce warm.
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Notes
- Store leftover hot fudge sauce in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.
- Reheat gently on low heat or in short intervals in the microwave, stirring often to prevent scorching.
- Avoid boiling the sauce when reheating to maintain its smooth texture.
Nutrition Information
Serving
2 tablespoons
Calories
152kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Cholesterol
28mg
(9%)
Sodium
31mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 152
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 2 tablespoons | |
| Calories | 152kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Cholesterol | 28mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 31mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.